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 I was 13 years old.  My family had moved to Southern California from North Florida a year before.  I hit adolescence with a vengeance.  I was angry and rebellious, with little regard for anything my parents had to say, particularly if it had to do with me. Like so many teenagers, I struggled to escape from anything that didn't agree with my picture of the world.  A "brilliant without need of guidance" kid, I rejected any overt offering of love.  In fact, I got angry at the mention of the word love.
One night, after a particularly difficult day, I _____________, shut the door and got into bed.  As I lay down in the privacy of my bed, my hands slipped under my pillow.  There was an envelope.  I pulled it out and on the envelope it said, "To read when you're alone."
Since I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not, so I opened it.  It said "Mike, I know life is hard right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don't do everything right.  I also know that I love you completely and nothing you do or say will ever change that.  I am here for you if you ever need to talk, and if you don't, that's okay.  Just know that no matter where you go or what you do in your life, I will always love you and be proud that you are my son.  I'm here for you and I love you - that will never change.  Love, Mom. 
That was the first of several "To read when you're alone" letters.  They were never mentioned until I was an adult.
Today I travel the world helping people.  I was in Sarasota, Florida, teaching a seminar when, at the end of the day, a lady came up to me and shared the difficulty she was having with her son.  We walked out to the beach, and I told her of my mom's undying love and about the "To read when you're alone" letters.  Several weeks later, I got a card that said she had written her first letter and left it for her son. 
That night as I went to bed, I put my hands under my pillow and remembered the relief I felt every time I got a letter.  In the midst of my turbulent teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I could be loved in spite of me, not because of me.  Just before I fell asleep I thanked God that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed.  Today when theseas of life get stormy, I know that just under my pillow there is that calm assurance that love - consistent, abiding, unconditional love - changes lives.
1.What’s the best title of the passage?  
2.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?
I reached out my hands for the letter under the pillow that night when I went to bed ,and I always felt relief with the letter under my pillow.
3.Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(within ten words) 
4.What do you learn after reading the passage?(within 30 words)
5.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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The sun is shining when I get on No. 151 bus. We passengers sit jammed together in heavy clothes. No one speaks. That’s one of the unwritten rules of Chicago commuting. Although we see the same faces every day, we prefer to hide behind our newspapers. The phenomenon is striking: people who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their distance.
As the bus approaches the Magnificent Mile, a voice suddenly rings out: “Attention! Attention!” Papers rattle (发出细小声). Necks crane (伸长). “This is your driver speaking.”
We look at the back of the driver’s head. His voice has authority.
“All of you put your papers down.”
The papers come down, an inch at a time. The driver waits. The papers are folded and placed on our laps.
“Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go ahead.”
Amazingly, we all do it. Still, no one smiles.
I face an older woman, her head wrapped tightly in a red scarf. I see her nearly every day. Our eyes meet. We wait, unblinking, for the next order from the driver.
“Now, repeat after me…” It is a command, delivered in the tones of a drill sergeant (操练军士). “Good morning, neighbor!”
Our voices are weak and timid. For many of us, these are the first words we have spoken today. But we say them at the same time, like schoolchildren, to the strangers beside us.
We smile and can’t help it. We have said it; the barrier has been broken. Good morning, neighbor. It is not so hard after all. Some of us repeat it. Others shake hands. Many laugh.
The bus driver says nothing more. He doesn’t need to. Not a single newspaper goes back up. I hear laughter, a warm sound I have never heard before on bus No. 151. This day is starting off better than most.
On hearing the sudden utterance of “Attention!”, the passengers ___________.

A.stopped reading and put down their newspapers immediately
B.looked up from the newspapers to see who was speaking
C.sat still without response
D.were frightened

The underlined word “commuting” in Paragraph 1 most probably means ___________.

A.daily traveling between home and work
B.long-distance ride
C.communication technology
D.behavior patterns

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.The passengers on the crowded bus were so absorbed in reading their newspapers that no one spoke.
B.The passengers were physically close together but mentally they kept each other at a terrible distance.
C.The passengers didn’t follow the driver’s instruction at first.
D.When the bus driver said nothing more, the passengers picked up and read their newspapers again.

What would be the best title for the text?

A.The Warmth of Communication B.The Exchange of Information
C.The Power of Observation D.The Attitude to Loneliness

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF PANLAND

Considering all imports and exports, what statement can be made about Panland’s trade?

A.Panland imports food and exports raw materials(原材料).
B.Panland imports manufactured goods(加工品) and exports food.
C.Panland imports manufactured goods and exports raw materials.
D.Panland imports raw materials and exports manufactured goods.

With which of the following does Panland carry on the most trade?

A.Asia. B.Africa. C.Middle East. D.United States.

What is probably Panland’s largest import from the Middle East?

A.oil B.food C.wood D.cotton

Judging from its economy, it could be concluded that most of Panland’s working people are _____

A.farmers B.fishing people C.unskilled laborers D.skilled factory workers

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The one who puts on the first advertisement probably wants to ______.

A.rent a beautiful flat of her own in Happy Valley
B.find another lady to share the cost to rent a flat
C.share her room in a flat with whoever has no pet
D.find a maid to look after herself

According to the advertisements, you may _______.

A.buy an old picture for $150
B.call 25720836 to see a beautiful park
C.buy two armchairs for $400
D.hire a maid(女仆)by paying $6,800

If you want to buy some old furniture, you should ______.

A.get in touch with NOVA ELECTRONICS
B.call 2524-5867 any day except Monday
C.do it before you move to another place
D.call either 2524-5867 on Monday or 2521-6011 onSaturday

Once you get a part-time job in NOVA ELECTRONICS, _______.

A.you will be given 14 days off each year besides weekends
B.you will get $6,598 each month no matter how experienced you are
C.your have to work at least 4 hours a day
D.you should write a letter of application to Mrs. G Chan

I have been very lucky to have won the Nobel Prize twice. It is, of course, very exciting to have such an important recognition of my work, but the real pleasure was in the work itself. Scientific research is like an exploration of a voyage of discovery. You are continually trying out new things that have not been done before. Many of them will lead nowhere and you have to try something different, but sometimes an experiment does work and tells you something new and that is really exciting. However small the new finding may be, it is great to think “ I am the only person who knows this” and then you will have the fun of thinking what this finding will lead to and deciding what will be the next experiment. One of the best things about scientific research is that you are always doing something different and it is never boring. There are good times when things go well and bad times when they don’t. Some people get discouraged at the difficult times but when I have a failure, my policy has always been not to worry but to start planning the next experiment, which is always fun.
It is very exciting to make a new discovery. Some people will do the strangest things for this excitement, such as going round the world in a balloon or walking to the North Pole. There are not many new places to explore but there is a lot of new information to be discovered in science and a journey into this unknown area can be much more worthwhile and just as exciting.
I am sometimes asked, “What do you have to do to win a Nobel Prize?” My answer is: “I don’t know. I have never tried.” But I know of one way not to win one. There are some people whose main reason for doing science is to win prizes and they are always thinking about how to do it. Such people don’t succeed. To do good science you must be interested in it and enjoy doing experiments and thinking out problems. And, of course, you must be prepared to work hard and not to be too discouraged by failure.
In the writer’s eyes his greatest pleasure in all his lifetime is _______.

A.to win the Nobel Prize for the first time
B.to be awarded the Nobel Prize for the second time.
C.in the work itself
D.to have a much more important recognition of his work.

Why did the writer think scientific research to be one of the best things?

A.You will be able to win the Nobel Prize through the scientific research
B.You can make as much money as possible by doing the scientific research.
C.You may continue doing with something different and exciting, so you can never be tired of doing the scientific research.
D.You can get much more chances of promotion by making the scientific research.

What would the writer do when he had a failure?

A.He would forget this failure and start the next experiment.
B.He used to be worried about it for several days and never forget it.
C.He always gave up his study as the result of the failure.
D.He used to think out the reasons and then continue to do it again.

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.The writer could still keep calm when he heard the news that he had won the Nobel Prize.
B.The writer always gave up his courage when he met with some difficulties in the course of his scientific research.
C.In the field of science there are still many new things which need to be studied further.
D.There are still many exciting places to explore in the world.

A traveler lost his way and got off the highway to see where he was. As he drove by, he saw rows and rows of pigpens and pigs running in fields. Suddenly, his eyes caught something really strange. It looked like a pig with a wooden leg.
He drove up into the arm, where he met the farmer. “ Excuse me, ” the traveler said. “ I was just driving by and looking at all your pigs, and I just had to stop and ask about it. Tell me, is there really a pig out there with a wooden leg?” The farmer smiled. “ Oh, that would be old Caesar you saw. He’s the finest pig I’ve ever had ---and smart! Well, let me tell you a little about that pig.”
“ One night a couple of years ago I got to drinking and I guess I had more than I should have. I fell down and knocked over a lamp. That started a fire in the house and old Caesar smelled the smoke. He came in the back door, got the wife and kid out, roused me up and got me out. There is no question about it ---- that night old Caesar saved all our lives. You know that I’m not going to forget it too easily.”
“ Why,” the traveler said, “ this is amazing! I have never heard of a pig like this before! This is fantastic! But tell me, how did he get that wooden leg?”
The farmer laughed and said, “ Well, when you have a pig so smart, you don’t want to eat him all at one time!”
The farmer thought the pig _______.

A.very fat B.very clever C.very kind D.very strange

The passage indicates that _______.

A.the pig lost a leg in the fire
B.the farmer deeply thanked the pig
C.the pig had a very good keeper
D.the real leg had been eaten by the farmer

The author wants to _______.

A.report a piece of news
B.tell us a moving story
C.tell us a humorous story
D.have a joke with us

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